Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated $DBD Shares Bought by First Trust Advisors LP

First Trust Advisors LP raised its stake in Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated (NYSE:DBD) by 56.8% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 129,301 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 46,856 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP’s holdings in Diebold Nixdorf were worth $9,754,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its stake in Diebold Nixdorf by 325.9% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,150 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 880 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Diebold Nixdorf in the second quarter valued at about $105,000. CWM LLC raised its stake in Diebold Nixdorf by 15.6% during the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,719 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $117,000 after buying an additional 232 shares in the last quarter. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new stake in Diebold Nixdorf during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $128,000. Finally, Virtus Advisers LLC raised its stake in Diebold Nixdorf by 320.2% during the third quarter. Virtus Advisers LLC now owns 2,332 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $133,000 after buying an additional 1,777 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 97.04% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Diebold Nixdorf news, major shareholder Millstreet Capital Management sold 228,723 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.95, for a total value of $19,201,295.85. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 4,207,173 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $353,192,173.35. This trade represents a 5.16% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Octavio Marquez bought 629 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was bought at an average price of $79.37 per share, for a total transaction of $49,923.73. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer directly owned 216,886 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,214,241.82. The trade was a 0.29% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have acquired 3,982 shares of company stock worth $299,741 and have sold 419,798 shares worth $35,245,284. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Diebold Nixdorf Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE DBD opened at $73.61 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.97. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $82.97 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $78.63. Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated has a 52-week low of $53.93 and a 52-week high of $92.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.06 and a beta of 1.12.

Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The technology company reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.10. The company had revenue of $927.60 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $923.07 million. Diebold Nixdorf had a return on equity of 21.16% and a net margin of 2.87%.Diebold Nixdorf has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.250-5.750 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated will post 5.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently commented on DBD. Wedbush upgraded Diebold Nixdorf to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Wall Street Zen lowered Diebold Nixdorf from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $100.00 price objective on shares of Diebold Nixdorf in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Diebold Nixdorf from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and two have issued a Buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $100.00.

About Diebold Nixdorf

Diebold Nixdorf, Inc (NYSE: DBD) is a leading global provider of connected commerce solutions, specializing in automated teller machines (ATMs), point-of-sale (POS) systems and related software and services for the banking and retail industries. The company’s core offerings include hardware platforms, software applications for transaction management and advanced analytics tools that enable financial institutions and retailers to enhance customer engagement, streamline operations and improve security at the point of transaction.